Mop holder



N. HILL MOP HOLDER Filed July 16, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l l I X Nz'rolaz' 572225 Dec. 3, 1946. N. HILL 2,412,150

l l MOP HOLDER Filed July 16, '1945 2 Sheets-sheet 2 h We UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MOP HOLDER Nikolai nin, New York, N. Y. Application July 16, 1945, Serial No. 605,249

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a mop holder and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this kind which will effectively hold or clamp the mop and in a manner whereby the mop will be held against release irrespective of any rough usage to which it may be put during a working operation.

It is also an object of the invention to prov-ide a holder of this kind which can `be applied with equall facility with mops of varying sizes and wherein the construction of the holder is such as to substantially eliminate bending of the frame and more particularly when a relatively heavy mop is applied to the holder.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved mop holder whereby certain important advantages are attained, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.'

In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a mop holder constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of the device as illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1; and

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 6--6 of Figure 4.

In the embodiment of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying drawings, the improved holder comprises two jaws A and B. The jaw A is of T-formation from one end to the other with the intermediate flange I thereof upwardly and inwardly directed.

The flange I at one end portion thereof has riveted, as at 2, or otherwise rigidly secured thereto the relatively short spaced arms 3 which are disposed substantially at right angles to the jaw A which is straight from end to end.

The spaced arms 3 provide therebetween a kerf 4 in which extends an end portion of a lever L, said lever L being pivotally held within said kerf 4 at the outer end portions of the arms 3 by the pivot member 5.

'Ihe end portion of the flange I of the jaw A remote from the arms 3 is provided with an opening 6 through which is directed the intermediate portion a of a substantially U-shaped holding clip 'I. The legs b of this holding clip 'I extend through the transversely spaced openings 8 provided in the intermediate portion 9 of the jaw B at one extremity thereof.

This jaw B,.asherein disclosed, is U-shaped in cross section from end to end and is'of Va length substantially co-extensive in length withr the jaw A. The legs 8 of the clip 'I extend a desired distance beyond the intermediate portion 9 of the jaw B and have their free extremities outwardly flared, as at I0, to provide abutments for the expansible member II, herein disclosed as a coil spring of requisite tension surrounding the legs b of the holding clip 'I and interposed between the adjacent end portion of the jaw B and the abutments I0.

The clip I provides means whereby the jaw A is pivotally connected with the jaw B and the expansible member or spring II allows an outward movement of the jaw A with respect to the jaw B within certain limitations whereby the holder may be employed with mops or heads of varying sizes and the particular cross sectional configuration of the jaws A and B is such to prevent bending of the same.

As is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the side flanges I2 of the jaw B are outwardly disposed or in a direction toward the jaw A with the flange I of the jaw A substantially midway of the side anges l2. This further assures an effective clamping of the mop or head between the jaws.

The intermediate portion 9 of the .iaw'B at its free end or at the extremity thereof remote from its pivotal mounting is provided with an open recess or notch I4 of a size to accommodate the arms 3 so that the jaw A may have unobstructed swinging movement toward or from the jaW B.

The lever L at a point immediately adjacent to its pivotal connection with the arms 3 is provided with the laterally directed lip I5 having its outer edge rounded and which lip I5 has direct con- `;act with the adjacent extremity of the intermediate portion 9 of the jaw B to draw the jaw A toward the jaw B to effect a tight holding of the V:mop or head as the lever L is swung in a direction inwardly or toward the jaw B.

Rigidly secured, as at I6, to .the portion 9 of the jaw B midway thereof is 4the extremity of a flat tang I'I of desired length and which is disposed transversely of the jaw B so that the fiat faces thereof will be toward the ends of the jaw B. The outer extremity of this tang I1 is rigidly secured in any preferred manner with an extermity of a handle member H which may be of such length and material desired.

The lever L is formed of at material and has its outer or free portion twisted on such curvatures as to allow said free portion of the lever L .to readily pass the tang I'l and with the upper margin of said free portion of the lever L disposed on an inward and upward incline lin order to readily engage selectively either of the outstanding spaced holding lugs I8 carried by a marginal portion of a at locking plate I9 overlying the side face of the tang I'I facing the end of the jaw B with which the jaw A is pivotally engaged.

This plate I9 has its upper portion Apivotally held, as at 20, to the tang I'l atapoint above the lever L and said plate I9 above its pivot 20 is provided with an outstanding lug 2| to provide means to facilitate its swinging movement into locking or holding vposition with respect to the lever L or into -a retracted or released position.

The outward vor effective swinging movement of the plate |19 is llimitedby vcontact of aninwardly directed lip 2'2 ywith `the edge of the tang Il .remote from the lever L. This lip 22 is carried by the outer end of an arm 2'3 extending outwardly and laterally from the lower end portion of the locking plate I9. The kspace between the lip 22 and -the 4plate kI9 deter-mines the extent of outward or effective swinging movement of the plate stantially T-shaped in cross section from end to end, the intermediate ange of the second jaw beingdisposed toward the iirst jaw and between the side yflanges of the rst jaw, means for pivotally connecting one end portion of the second jaw to the .adjacent end portion of the first jaw, a lever operatively engaged with the opposite end portion of the second jaw and having rolling contact with the first jaw for swinging the second jaw toward the nrst kjaw to effectiveiy -clamp a mophead `between the jaws, a handle member operatively engaged with the central portion of ,the first jaw, a plate pivotally mounted upon the handle member, a marginal portion yof the plate being provided with spaced lugs for selective engagement with the lever when .the plate is swung in one direction, and means for -limitingthe swinging movement ofthe lockngplate in such direction.

' NIKOLAI HILL. 

